OBESITY RISK ANALYSIS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Obesity is a global health problem whose prevalence continues to increase from time to time, it is estimated that 400 million adults in the world were obese in 2011 and increased to 700 million in 2018. Quarantine at home, activity and social restrictions during the pandemic to prevent transmission during the Covid-19 pandemic is thought to have an effect on obesity. This study aimed to analyze the risk of obesity on changes in eating behavior, physical activity, sleep patterns, and stress due to quarantine at home during the Covid-19 Pandemic. It was a systematic review by reviewing journals about the risk of obesity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Search articles using databases on Pubmed, Worldcat, and BMC with certain keywords and inclusion criteria obtained 9 journals. It was found that the effects of quarantine at home, physical and social restrictions contributed to the majority of unhealthy eating behavior, decreased physical activity, increased stress and changed sleep times, these were at risk for the transition of weight at various levels to a higher body weight. People with obesity are more at risk of gaining weight compared to normal weight, have more unhealthy eating behavior, less physical activity, and higher stress levels than people with normal weight. Risk of severity or even death is increase if infected with Covid-19. Covid-19 pandemic with quarantine policies at home has negative implications for healthy behavior and contributes to weight gain, obesity affects the severity of Covid-19 disease.